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noun (uncountable)
  1. The rejected or waste parts of a butchered animal.
  2. The internal organs of an animal other than a bird, these organs being used as food.
  3. A dead body; carrion.
  4. That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish.
Translations: 
  • French: déchets m plural, détritus m plural
  • German: Abfall
    (trans-mid)
  • Italian: rifiuti m plural
    (trans-bottom)
  • Spanish: cadí¡ver
Etymology: A combination of off + fall attested from the late 14th century. Confer Middle Dutch afval and German Abfall.

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